More Details Emerge for Ricky Ponting Cricket (News)

GamePro staff, GamePro Australia

16/06/2005 11:28:27

Atari Australia and Codemasters have revealed the line up of cricket game modes featuring in Ricky Ponting International Cricket. Representing a complete compendium of cricket competitions, the game includes Exhibition, Tournament, Challenge, and Coaching play modes in addition to Career Player, Customise and The Pavilion.

Ricky Ponting International Cricket will launch in September - at the climax of the hugely anticipated Ashes series between England and Australia- for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC. Thanks to a licence from the International Cricket Council (ICC), the game includes the opportunity to play as the stars of the ICC's world famous tournaments, in the ICC Cricket World Cup and the ICC Champions Trophy.

Making it the most complete edition in the best-selling series, Ricky Ponting International Cricket's seven game modes delivers superb single-player and multi-player action. You will be able to play Exhibition (One-Day International, Test Match, Double Wicket); Tournament (ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy, World Tour, World XI Series, Double Wicket Tournament) and Challenge (Classic Matches, World XI Challenge, Classic XI Challenge).

Apart from these game modes you will also be practice in The Nets, a comprehensive training facility for bowling and batting. You can customise your squad, building your dream XI from all the players featured, then design your own tournaments and leagues. Apart from that you can also create your own Career Player to represent your nation in every available mode. You can select real licensed kit manufacturers - including Slazenger, Kookaburra, Duncan Fearnley. You can even set your player's specialist skills, be it as a batsman, bowler or all-rounder, and determine if your player needs to have sun-cream applied! Through performing well, you can earn stat points to improve your player's abilities.

The Pavilion mode is somewhere to relax after a day at the crease. Here your achievements on the field unlock classic players and photography of historic cricketing moments. The Records show off hundreds of One-Day, Fielding, Batting, Bowling, and Team records. Finally, there are three Trophy cabinets to fill with silverware, including the ICC Cricket World Cup and ICC Champion's Trophy.